Merle Singer

Background

Singer, Merle Elliot was born on May 11, 1939 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Samuel and Brenda (Naymark) Singer.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Cincinnati, 1961. Biodiversity Heritage Library, MAHL, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1966. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1991.

Doctor of Humane Letters, Gwynedd-Mercy College, 1978. Doctor in Public Service (honorary), Florida Atlantic University, 1999.

Career

Rabbi Temple Sinai, Washington, 1966-1971, Reform Congregation Beth Or, Philadelphia, 1971-1978. Senior rabbi Temple Beth El, Boca Raton, Florida, since 1978. Adjunct professor history, Judaic studies Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton,1978-1979.

Adjunct professor Judaic studies Gwynedd Mercy College, Philadelphia, 1975-1978. Instructor I.M. Wise division Gratz College, Philadelphia, 1971-1976. Chaplain Boca Raton Police Department.

Rabbinic and committee Camp Coleman, Union American Hebrew Congregations, Cleveland, Georgia, since 1978. Delegate to World Zionist Congress, Israel, 1997.

Achievements

• Merle Elliot Singer has been listed as a noteworthy rabbi by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Personal Blog

  • Words With Merle
  • Rabbi Merle Singer

Membership

Sponsor inter-faith and Holocaust seminars for the Sisters of Mercy, facuty and students of Gwynedd Mercy College, 1978. Jewish student affairs advisor Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences, 1976-1977, Villanova University, 1976-1977. Rabbinic board overseers Hebrew Union College, since 1985.

Campaign vice president United Way of South Palm Beach County, 1986-1987, president, 1987-1988. Member advisory board Mae Volen Senior Center, Boca Raton, 1981. Clergy advisor Planned Parenthood of Palm Beach County, Inc., Boca Raton.

Board directors Education Foundation Palm Beach County, Inc., 1986-1988, Florence Fuller Child Development Center, Boca Raton, American Jewish Committee, since 1995. Past president Religious Leadres Association Boca Raton. Member ethics committee Boca Raton Community Hospital, since 1992.

Invitee President's Annual Prayer Breakfast, Washington, 1996. Member South Palm Beach Board of Rabbis, Palm Beach Board of Rabbis (past. president), Union of America Hebrew Congregations (committee for winning the unaffiliated), Association Reform Zionists American (board directors since 1983), Southeast Central Conference American Rabbis (president since 1995), Central Conference American Rabbis (committee on relief, subvention and solicitation, national board since 1995), Israel Bonds (national rabbinic cabinet), Hebrew Union College Institute of Religion (presidents alumni association since 1984), Synagogue Council American (national board governors).

Connections

Married Myra Golden, August 29, 1965. Children: Jonathan, Jeremy, Michael, Mark.

Spouse:

Myra Golden